Stories by Erika Eichelberger

Erika Eichelberger is a freelance journalist and an intern at The Nation. She has written for the Indypendent and the Brooklyn Rail, among others, and has also interned at Democracy Now!. subscribe to Erika Eichelberger's feed

12 Vital Social Programs That Might Be Vulnerable in a "Grand Bargain" Over the Debt

Posted on: Nov 27, 2012, Source: Mother Jones

Any budget deal means that social programs will inevitably end up as bargaining chips on the table.

As Fracking Boom Hits Ohio, Deceptive Industry Practices Squeeze Landowners

Posted on: Feb 26, 2012, Source: EcoWatch

An energy company representative blatantly lies to an Ohio landowner about the basics of fracking.

Globalization Leads to Struggle for Food that Imperils Filipino Poor

Posted on: Nov 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

As the world faces the uphill battle of feeding its people in the coming years, neoliberalism and globalization add insult to injury in the Philippines.

Occupy Wall Street Doctors: MDs for Social Justice Join Protest In Liberty Square

Posted on: Oct 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"Health care is a human right," say progressive doctors fighting for social change.